Gippermaniaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Gipper +‎ -mania

名詞

Gippermania (uncountable)

1. (informal, rare) Enthusiasm for actor and American president Ronald Reagan.
   • 1988, The Illustrated London News, Volume 276, page 102:

     After eight years of Ronald Reagan and Gippermania, Bush and Dukakis both have their work cut out for them.

   • 2000, Lydia Millet, George Bush, Dark Prince of Love: A Presidential Romance, page 17:

     I saw him as a Reagan hangover, and unlike my fellow citizens, I had never cared much for Ronnie. Maybe I was just in a bad mood from being in prison, or maybe, by dint of being inside, I was immune to the raging Gippermania that hit the country.

   • 2004, Tina Brown, "Democrats Warm To 'Fahrenheit 9/11'", The Washington Post, 17 June 2004:

     There was only a one-week frenzy window between Gippermania and the pending Clinton memoir, and Weinstein flew right through it.